Description
A copper coated, manganese-silicon alloyed rod for GTAW of all general engineering and structural steels with a minimum yield strength of max 420 MPa.
The rod is usually welded with pure argon (I1) as the shielding gas.
Technical specification
Typical Tensile Properties
| Condition | As Welded | As Welded |
| Shielding Gas | AWS Ar (I1) | EN Ar (I1) |
| Tensile Strength | 560 MPa | |
| Yield Strength | 470 MPa | |
| Elongation | 26 % | |
Classifications
| Wire Electrode | SFA/AWS A5.18 : ER70S-6 |
| Weld Metal | EN ISO 636-A : W 42 3 W3Si1 |
| Wire Electrode | EN ISO 636-A : W3Si1 |
Approvals
| Grade | EN 13479 |
| Society | CE |
| Approvals are based on factory location. Please contact ESAB for more information. |
Consumable Characteristics
| Alloy Type | Carbon-manganese steel |
Typical Weld Metal Analysis %
| Wire Composition | ||||||||||||||
| C | Mn | Si | ||||||||||||
| 0.078 % | 1.46 % | 0.85 % | ||||||||||||
